12 Books That Changed the World

2006 book by Melvyn Bragg thumb|First edition (publ. Hodder & Stoughton) 12 Books That Changed the World is a book by Melvyn Bragg, published in 2006. Upon its release, it was screened on ITV, and received generally negative reviews. Synopsis In the book Bragg discusses twelve British books that he contends changed the world. These books are as follows:Melvyn Bragg and the twelve books that changed the world https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12402261.melvyn-bragg-twelve-books-changed-world/ 2022-07-12 HeraldScotland 20 April 2006 en Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton Married Love by Marie Stopes Magna Carta Book of Rules of Association Football On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin On the Abolition of the Slave Trade A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft Experimental Researches in Electricity by Michael Faraday Richard Arkwright's patent specification for his "Spinning Machine" The King James Bible The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith The First Folio by William Shakespeare Release 12 Books That Changed the World was first published in the United Kingdom in 2006 and was accompanied by a four part special screened on ITV.Burrell Ian September 8, 2005 Sex, maths, and a spinning machine: the 12 British books that changed the world The Independent (Newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/image/723391334/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1Ackroyd Peter April 15, 2006 A practical guide to shattering the earth en The Times https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/a-practical-guide-to-shattering-the-earth-07xm3nfm8sv 2022-07-12 0140-0460 Reception Upon release 12 Books That Changed the World received criticism from reviewers who noted that several items in the list were not considered books.September 24, 2006 Bragging writes South China Morning Post Others also criticized the list as focusing on works put out by white British men, as well as the length of the list.Morrish John 2006-04-15 12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/12-books-that-changed-the-world-by-melvyn-bragg-358108.html 2022-07-12 The Independent enReynolds Nigel Howse Christopher Christopher Howse September 8, 2005 Bragg's 12 books that changed the world ...and here are 12 that had even more impact on our lives The Daily Telegraph (Newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/image/753273778/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1 Miles Kingston noted that the list was absent of any foreign texts.Kingston Miles April 25, 2006 All this statistical hot air is leading to global warming The Independent (Newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/image/722922096/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1 Laurie Taylor commented on the criticism in a review for The Independent, writing that he was "put off by the assumption that anyone who doesn't whole-heartedly join Bragg in his latest popularising endeavour is something of a spoilsport or dangerous elitist."Taylor Laurie April 21, 2006 12 Books That Changed the World (review) The Independent (Newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/image/722920482/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1 Christopher Howse of The Daily Telegraph was also critical, compiling a list of works that he felt had more of a global impact. Tim Cribb of the South China Morning Post panned the book, writing that it "reads like a rehash of his television treatment for the series of the same name" and that "Even the illustrations look like carefully selected stills from the visual sequences that accompany his dialogue".Cribb Tim January 28, 2007 12 Books that Changed the World (review) South China Morning Post Paul Callan of the Daily Express was also critical, stating that "selecting 12 books that changed the world is the stuff of which pretentious dinner parties are made".April 21, 2006 The dirty dozen: critics jump on Bragg's literary history The Bookseller References Category:2006 non-fiction books Category:Books by Melvyn Bragg Category:Hodder & Stoughton books Category:British literature